Susan Lowe to present at April Friends mtg

Susan Lowe will share a selection of poetry from her book at the Friends of WPL meeting on Monday, April 8 at 7:00pm.

Animals of the Arkansas River

Join us Monday, April 29 at 5:30pm at Chaplin Nature Center for an evening of information and exploration! CNC Director Elizabeth Walker will give a short presentation, allowing time to explore the nature center's many trails before sundown.

Get Excited for the April 8 Solar Eclipse with this book at our Story Walk

We are gearing up for the Solar Eclipse on April 8! To celebrate (and to learn more about our beloved star, the Sun), we are featuring the book, The Sun Is Kind of a Big Deal by Nick Seluk at our Story Walk at Island Park through April. Next time you're at Island Park for a stroll, a picnic, an event, or to play, pop over to the Story Walk and learn more about the Sun. It's kind of a big deal!

**If you watch the video, we would add- "Check out this book at your library and/or Story Walk!"

Watch the Eclipse Safely with Free Solar Eclipse Glasses!

Stop by the library to get FREE protective eyewear for viewing the solar eclipse. Solar eclipse glasses will be available beginning April 1 through April 8 while supplies last. Special thanks to The STAR Library Network led by the Space Science Institute’s (SSI) National Center for Interactive Learning (NCIL) for these glasses!

It's important to view the solar eclipse safely. The solar total eclipse occurs Monday, April 8 beginning approximately 12:32 pm and ending approximately 3:04 pm.

Youth Book Club Meets Monday Afternoons

Youth, grades 3-5(ish), are tackling WPL's 2024 Reading Challenge together! We meet every Monday from 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm and read the book together each week. April's challenge is to read "a bestseller in a genre you don't normally read." We thought April would be the perfect month to read the action-packed survival novel Two Degrees by bestselling children's author Alan Gratz. Youth may join the club at any time. Learn more about it here.

Irving Elementary's Outdoor Classroom

Irving Elementary is building a library for use in its new outdoor classroom space and has created a book wishlist. Interested in helping Irving buy books for their outdoor classroom? Click here!

Parents as Teachers Hosts ROLL & READ event

PAT's annual Roll & Read is a fun, free, family event open to all families with children of all ages. Held at Cherry Street Park on Saturday, April 27 from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm, parents and children can walk, bike, skate, push a stroller, or pull a wagon around the park pathway enjoying fun stories and activities all along the way. Special guests from the community (including our own Ms. Jo) and hands-on activities will make for a delightful and playful afternoon at the park!